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LIT 242 Roadmap: Week 9
This week: Module 3: The Restoration and
the 18th Century (1660-1785). We will spend
1 week in this module.
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Overview
Readings
Resources
Responsibilities
Overview
To understand this literary era, it helps to know some general background about British
history. In 1649, Charles I (whom North and South Carolina are named after,
incidentally) was executed for treason. He was in a fierce battle for power with
Parliament, resulting in a Civil War, and his enemies eventually won. He was beheaded
in January of 1649. A couple different types of government were tried, but his son,
Charles II, was invited to return to the throne in 1660. The monarchy was restored,
hence the title Restoration.
The Civil War and the assassination of a king—God’s representative on earth—sent
shockwaves through the culture. It had been unheard of to have a governmentsanctioned assassination of a ruler. Oliver Cromwell’s opposition party had been very
strict, and theatres were closed during the war. Eventually, the country became sick of
the fighting, the doom and gloom, and the terror. Charles II’s ascension to the throne
marked a new beginning. But the problems had left Britons wondering. The old ways
had been challenged, and there was no turning back. They began to experiment with
different forms of thinking, creating, and writing. You will see some significant changes
in British Literature, both in topics and in forms.
Readings
1. Satirical essay/pamphlet: Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal (NAEL, pp.
1199-1205) If my students struggle with this piece, it is because they do not
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understand the concept of satire. Please view What Is Satire? Before reading A
Modest Proposal so you understand what Swift is trying to do.
Poetry
a. John Dryden’s Marriage a-la-Mode
b. Mary Montagu’s The Lover: A Ballad
c. Thomas Gray’s Ode on the Death of a Favorite Cat (NAEL, pp. 13951396)
d. William Cowper’s The Castaway (NAEL, pp. 1407-1409)
Diary
a. Summary of Samuel Pepys’ Diary
b. The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Certainly do not read the whole diary, but bop
around and get a feel for what Samuel writes about.)
Letter: Frances Burney’s Breast Cancer in the 18th Century: Fanny Burney’s
Account of Her Mastectomy (NAEL, pp. 1379-1384)
Personal Narrative: Olaudah Equiano’s Olaudah Equiano, or, Gustavus Vassa,
the African This is a book-length autobiography. You just want a taste of it for
now. Scan down to Extracts from The Interesting Narrative and choose maybe
3 (or more) of the 6 to see what it is like. (NAEL, pp. 1384-1394)
Erotica (These are strictly your choice, not a requirement; precursors to Fifty
Shades of Gray!)
a. John Wilmot’s The Imperfect Enjoyment Has a list of some vocabulary at
the end. Johnny Depp played this guy in a movie called The Libertine.
(NAEL, pp. 1001-1002)
b. Aphra Behn (the first British female to make money as a writer)
• The Dream (NAEL, pp. 1006-1009)
• The Disappointment
Resources
Here are some Resources you might find useful:
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British Literature Unit Preview: The Restoration
A Modest Proposal: Hip Hop You will find it either clever or stupid.
Olaudah Equiano’s Story Made by British youth, but summarizes the story well
“The Dream” by Aphra Behn (read by Tom O’Bedlam) – YouTube The poem’s
speaker is a woman, but this guy reads it well.
5. Johnny Depp as John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester
Responsibilities
There are 2 responsibilities you should focus on this week:
1. Weekly Discussion Forum (30 points)
Week 9 Discussion Post
Choose 1 of the 11 pieces of lit from the Readings section. IMPORTANT! No
more than 2 students may choose the same text. Reserve your choice early.
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If the selections already have 2 takers, yours will not count. It is your
responsibility to reserve your choice and to monitor the Discussion thread.
In your first paragraph, summarize or put into your own words what the
poet/writer is saying. If you are doing a poem, you do not have to paraphrase it
line by line. However, make sure you include all major ideas. For example, if you
choose Thomas Gray’s “Ode on the Death of a Favorite Cat”, you need to say
more than “Some dude’s cat dies”. If you choose Samuel Pepys or Olaudah
Equiano, summarize those sections of the men’s work that you have read.
In your second paragraph, explain how you react or respond to your choice.
What does it make you think about? What did you like or dislike about it? Be sure
to explain why. Also, create a question for us about your choice. You questions
can work very well.
2. Be sure to take the Module 4 Quiz. This will feature 3 questions on ARTWARS.
If you need to review these concepts in poetry, re-visit How to Analyze a Poem
You’ve Never Seen Before See Announcements for open/close dates.
Studentn A:
This writing is about the issue of overpopulation and the massive amount of young children left
on the streets. Rather than helping the children the writer has come up with well thought out
plan to use these children as food for society. Swift goes into great detail on how the bodies of
children can be used as a delicious cuisine for a good price. Since there are so many children
dying every day or becoming thieves the best way to take care is to eat the children at the young
age of around one year old. Since children are born all year round the supply would always be
there. The idea is that child bearers would be paid for the time they nourish the young child until
the appropriate size has been reached for feeding. This would give some of the street girls a
usefulness and provide food for the rest of society. He also goes into details on the size of a
child and why the age he chose is the most effective one for this proposal. He states as a child
gets older their meat is no longer tender and how the skin of a baby can be used more than the
older child’s tough skin. Swift explains how this will create a higher appreciation by parents for
their children and also lessen the burden of street rats. Swift ends with talking about how this
proposal is not done to benefit him because his child is too old and his wife is past the time of
child bearing. Swift references an expert that agreed with this proposal stating the benefits of
this idea and the success rate.
This writing was very interesting; at first I was appalled even though I knew it was a satire the
idea of eating young children under any circumstance is wrong. This writer is trying to bring
awareness to the fact that people during this time period need to help those more unfortunate.
Swift is showcasing the error of those in charge and other who turn a blind eye to the young
children on the streets. I think this was a profound paper really bringing into light the idea that
people need to look out for those less fortunate. I was impressed with the thoroughness of this
well-thought out proposal. I would never have thought of this on my own much less the detail in
which he goes. Within each detail he lays blame on different people; the common person as well
as the leaders all who seem to not care. Though at first I did not like the theme of this paper, I
personally was impressed the creativity of this paper. I understand that Swift does not actually
want to eat children and the way in which he brings awareness is awe striking. I think the shock
of this proposal has an effect beyond what any scolding could create. The controversy of this
topic made me stop and think and for that reason I am really impressed.
My question to the class: Do you think that a situation can ever become so bad that it is okay to
use the idea of eating children as a way to bring awareness? Do you think that Swift was out of
line for even suggesting such a horrific idea even though it was used as satire?
Student B:
Rachel Bartels
10/25/17
New Media
DB #9
“The Dream” by Aphra Behn
All trembling in my arms Aminta lay,
Defending of the bliss I strove to take;
Raising my rapture by her kind delay,
Her force so charming was and weak.
The soft resistance did betray the grant,
While I pressed on the heaven of my desires;
Her rising breasts with nimbler motions pant;
Her dying eyes assume new fires.
Now to the height of languishment she grows,
And still her looks new charms put on;
Now the last mystery of Love she knows,
We sigh, and kiss: I waked, and all was done.
‘ Twas but a dream, yet by my heart I knew,
Which still was panting, part of it was true:
Oh how I strove the rest to have believed;
Ashamed and angry to be undeceived!
Aphra starts off talking about a women names Aminta, and she is in her arms. They are getting
hot and heavy with each other. She talks of how she is reacting to her and how she is reacting to
herself. She describes the moments between them as they both reach hat I assume is climax. It
ends with a kiss and a sigh but she wakes and it was all but a dream. She expresses how
frustrated she is that it was just a dream and that it didn’t really happen, even though it felt like it
did.
This poem actually makes me think of my last discussion board response on the Robert Henrrick
poem called, “The Vine”. This is another sexual dream, this time it has happened to a women.
“The Dream”, is written by Aphra Behn and her poem took a little more effort to understand. I
had to read it a few times and break it down in order to get a full grasp of what she was trying to
say. To be honest I liked “The vine” better, it is written a little more eloquently but this is just as
intriguing. My question to you is have you ever woke up frustrated from a dream? (I don’t mean
necessarily from a provocative dream either.) If so, then what was the dream about?
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